Green Software Maturity & Scoring Framework

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Context

Juan Rubio (Schneider Electric) shared a draft framework being developed internally to track decarbonisation progress across software portfolios. The framework proposes five dimensions — measurement and telemetry, energy and efficiency, carbon intensity, design, and CI/CD — with maturity levels (L1–L5) and the idea that patterns map to specific maturity actions within each dimension.

The team agreed this is a valuable concept worth capturing and developing. It addresses a real gap: patterns tell you what to do, but don't currently help practitioners understand where to start, how to prioritise, or how to track progress. Juan's work at Schneider Electric provides a concrete real-world signal that members need this layer.

This issue captures the idea as a backlog item for further scoping and discussion.

What needs to happen

• Review Juan's draft framework in more detail and assess fit with the GSF patterns structure
• Discuss with Juan whether Schneider Electric would co-develop this as a GSF output
• Explore how patterns would map to maturity dimensions and levels
• Assess whether this becomes a formal GSF project, a patterns catalogue feature, or a member resource
• Bring a scoped proposal to the team for a decision on how to proceed

Acceptance criteria

• A clear decision has been made on whether and how GSF pursues this framework
• If proceeding: a scoped proposal exists with ownership, format, and a realistic timeline
• Juan and Schneider Electric are engaged as active contributors

Dependencies

• Juan Rubio availability and Schneider Electric appetite to contribute
• Patterns catalogue harmonisation (a stable, quality catalogue is a prerequisite for meaningful maturity mapping)